Re:Ask HN: How much money does an average VC make?
by foobarqux on Saturday May 09, 2015 @05:32PM
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> If LPs can show that a VC is neglecting necessary expenses
I didn't say that they were neglecting expenses, only that they spent some of the management fee on things that were not expenses.
> fiscal responsibility to use it in the interest of the fund's shareholders
I don't think that's true but it's easy to argue that the transaction is in the interests of LPs.
> they could take the entire amount with impunity, they'd still be taxed on it as income
I suspect, like private equity firms, they net the transactions or use some other tricks to avoid taxes. So I could offer you a rebate on management expenses and in return get 5% of the fund.
I didn't say that they were neglecting expenses, only that they spent some of the management fee on things that were not expenses.
> fiscal responsibility to use it in the interest of the fund's shareholders
I don't think that's true but it's easy to argue that the transaction is in the interests of LPs.
> they could take the entire amount with impunity, they'd still be taxed on it as income
I suspect, like private equity firms, they net the transactions or use some other tricks to avoid taxes. So I could offer you a rebate on management expenses and in return get 5% of the fund.